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file:///Y|/News_Letters/Newsletters/Upland%20update/2012-04-30%20Upland%20update.htm[4/30/2012 10:12:41 AM]
From: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation [kristen@wildlifedepartment.ccsend.com] on
behalf of Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation [media@odwc.state.ok.us]
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:05 AM
To: gphillips@oltn.odl.state.ok.us
Subject: ODWC - Upland Update April 30
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The Wildlife Department is embarking on an intensive, long-term research
project on two northwest Oklahoma wildlife management areas to study
quail reproductive success and mortality. The Department is also teaming
up with a group of partners to conduct an extensive research project that
covers the western portion of the northern bobwhite quail's North
American range. The Department will continue ongoing quail
conservation efforts across the state through a number of initiatives on
both public and private lands.
QUAIL UPDATE
ODWC Sends Samples to Assist in Quail Genetics Research
Biologists with ODWC recently sent wings from 45 hunter-harvested quail to the Caesar Kleberg
Wildlife Research Institute in Kingsville, Texas for genetic analysis. Once the samples arrive in
Texas, genetic material will be extracted from the quills and sequenced. Researchers will then
compare the genetic makeup of all the samples. By comparing DNA samples from Texas and the
Great Plains, researchers hope to learn how quail dispersal and movement affect the genetics of
various populations.
For more information on quail research conducted by the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research
Institute, visit www.ckwri.tamuk.edu
LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT IS DOING
Check out the Wildlife Department's website at www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/quail.htm.
PRAIRIE CHICKEN UPDATE
Now is the lesser prairie chicken survey period which runs from the end
of March to the middle of May. One survey method that is being used
this year is an aerial survey effort. This type of survey is conducted
from the air during the chicken's booming season and can be an
effective technique for monitoring and detecting lesser prairie chicken leks. Biologists will fly over
northwest Oklahoma to survey areas that have low road densities and are expected to have lesser
prairie chicken populations.

file:///Y|/News_Letters/Newsletters/Upland%20update/2012-04-30%20Upland%20update.htm[4/30/2012 10:12:41 AM]
From: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation [kristen@wildlifedepartment.ccsend.com] on
behalf of Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation [media@odwc.state.ok.us]
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:05 AM
To: gphillips@oltn.odl.state.ok.us
Subject: ODWC - Upland Update April 30
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here
The Wildlife Department is embarking on an intensive, long-term research
project on two northwest Oklahoma wildlife management areas to study
quail reproductive success and mortality. The Department is also teaming
up with a group of partners to conduct an extensive research project that
covers the western portion of the northern bobwhite quail's North
American range. The Department will continue ongoing quail
conservation efforts across the state through a number of initiatives on
both public and private lands.
QUAIL UPDATE
ODWC Sends Samples to Assist in Quail Genetics Research
Biologists with ODWC recently sent wings from 45 hunter-harvested quail to the Caesar Kleberg
Wildlife Research Institute in Kingsville, Texas for genetic analysis. Once the samples arrive in
Texas, genetic material will be extracted from the quills and sequenced. Researchers will then
compare the genetic makeup of all the samples. By comparing DNA samples from Texas and the
Great Plains, researchers hope to learn how quail dispersal and movement affect the genetics of
various populations.
For more information on quail research conducted by the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research
Institute, visit www.ckwri.tamuk.edu
LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT IS DOING
Check out the Wildlife Department's website at www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/quail.htm.
PRAIRIE CHICKEN UPDATE
Now is the lesser prairie chicken survey period which runs from the end
of March to the middle of May. One survey method that is being used
this year is an aerial survey effort. This type of survey is conducted
from the air during the chicken's booming season and can be an
effective technique for monitoring and detecting lesser prairie chicken leks. Biologists will fly over
northwest Oklahoma to survey areas that have low road densities and are expected to have lesser
prairie chicken populations.